Snapshots from Silver Lake
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Back this week after a lovely cottage vacation! We stayed on Silver Lake, Michigan last week with Mr Rae’s side of the family: his mom and dad and sister and brother and their families. Our rental cottage was big enough for all 15 of us, even if it was a bit outdated. Yet there’s something I will always love about the lake cottage rental with the wood paneling and the plaid couches, though it does mean the allergy meds are mandatory. We had a lovely week, even if it was the coldest week of the summer (this happened last summer too??). The kids had a fabulous time swimming and playing and going on the Mac Dune rides (twice); we figured out plenty to do on the cold days as well: we climbed up the Little Sable Point light house, Country Dairy Farm Tour, the Lewis Farm Market petting zoo, and the Oceana County Fair.
Other than the cold weather and a minor fruit fly infestation, it was a good vacation. I tried hard not to work at all. I intentionally did not open my email (resulting in an inbox that had roughly 439 emails when I logged on at the beginning of this week…GAH) and that felt like a real mental break. I put up a few Instagram pics, but that was my only line to the outside world. I read a book, chased Hugo around, sat on the beach while the kids motored around on their mini-jetskis, and had another birthday (38, for those of you who are wondering). It was a good vacation.
Clementine and Elliot are starting 1st and 3rd grade next week. Hugo is looking and acting more like a little boy — rather than a baby — each day. They are growing up so fast. The end of summer always seems to hit me hard. I want to slow time down and have more summer, or maybe just more time. I’d better end this now, before things get too melancholy. Anyone else have a good vacation this summer? I always love to hear your experiences and get new ideas.